Hi, you don't know me...

[Get Bent]

...and you probably don't care because I'm
just a n00b here, but I'm going to make
this post anyways.



My name is Duane, and I drive a slightly cut and bend up 1998 TJ. My wife drives a 2002 TJ (somewhat prettier than mine) as well as a 99 XJ daily driver & grocery getter. Oh, and we tow our junk around with a Dodge CTD. And as you can see, I don't have a winch. I am in the market for one right now tho; probably gonna get a WARN M8000 because it's cheap and reliable, and all my buddies run one so if/when I lose the controller, I can borrow one of theirs. LOL!

I'm not new to the Jeepin' world by any means, but I can say that I've never met or even run across most of you. There are quite a few usernames I recognize on here from other Jeep boards, but none from my neck of the woods.....which BTW happens to be the Dallas-Fort Worth area. I spend most of my web-wheelin' time on a local forum (CowtownJeeps) as well as on PBB.

I'm deadly serious about recreational land use. In fact, I've been running a 4x4 Land Use blog for a while now (it's at http://landuse.blogspot.com if you're interested in checking it out) and I've been fighting the 'good fight' for a number of years. I'm pretty well known in my area for land use activitism, and have done speeches at various clubs across north Texas.

I also do 4x4 vids. Don't wanna pimp them here; just check the vendor forum if you're interested in that sort of thing.

I'm certainly not a 'hardcore' four wheeler, but I don't mind beating my junk up -- because its fun! I don't have any money, but I still spend too much on my Jeep. I rarely drink, but I'm a serious cigar freak. I'm not old, but I'm not young anymore either. I enjoy wrenching with my buddies, but I'm probably the most un-mechanically inclined one of the bunch. Thankfully, they don't seem to mind.

Oh...and to be perfectly honest, I wouldn't have made this post if I wouldn't have looked around and found that this is a mighty fine forum you folks have got here.

Thanks.

[Robert J. Yates]

Welcome aboard Duane. We are pretty serious about land use as well. This board has a fine reputation for donating quite a bit of money to the BRC and we intend not to let that slip. Thanx for joining.
Robert